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3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book really brought me back to the first time I watched the music video years ago
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
I am so disappointed.
I was so excited to read this with it being based on the Hayley kiyoko music video however the plot was boring and the writing style was so bland. I had such high hopes for this and was so let down.
I was so excited to read this with it being based on the Hayley kiyoko music video however the plot was boring and the writing style was so bland. I had such high hopes for this and was so let down.
Not bad! Kept me engaged anyway. Sonya was not super likeable… Coley deserved better.
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
IDC IDC!!!! I HIGHLY enjoyed this book. It was such a beautiful queer love story and I just AHHHHHH. I feel like the music video to book translation was actually very accurate in content and vibes hehe. I didn't expect for this book to have such ueavy topics but I think they were incorporated really well and thoughtfully. Anyways idc I loved it and refuse to give it anything other than 5 stars:)
Like so many other sapphics, the Girls Like Girls music video means a lot to me. While I was starting to question if I liked girls, the Girls Like Girls music video popped up in my YouTube recommendations. It really resonated with me. At this point I believe the only sapphic representation I had ever seen was Susan and Carol in Friends and Dorothy and Ruby kissing on Once Upon a Time. I kept coming back to it. It was the first time I saw a project devoted to a sapphic narrative. The likes and comments were my first glimpse into the sapphic community and how large it is. (Fun fact: Stefanie Scott, who plays Coley, is still my celebrity crush.)
When I found out Girls Like Girls was being turned into a novel, I was thrilled, but I was also a bit nervous. I’ve read my share of celebrity memoirs, and the writing is usually not great, to say the least. Unfortunately, those nerves were justified. I loved the story this book told, but it was so poorly written. I had a difficult time viewing Coley and Sonia from the music video and Coley and Sonia from the book as the same people. The music video felt more mature. The acting and cinematography were great, and while it’s appropriate for a younger audience, no one would see an adult watching it and judge them or say “that’s for kids.” The book, on the other hand, felt like a Disney Channel original movie. Sure, they smoke and curse and talk about sex, but their dialogue is cartoonish and juvenile. The writing took the beautiful story from the music video and made it feel like just another corny high school drama.
I did love learning more about these characters and I am glad to have a full story about them. I know that Hayley Kiyoko has been wanting for years to make a Girls Like Girls movie, and I really hope she does. If the music video is any indication, she is an incredibly talented director, and I would absolutely love to see this story portrayed in a medium where Hayley can do it justice.
When I found out Girls Like Girls was being turned into a novel, I was thrilled, but I was also a bit nervous. I’ve read my share of celebrity memoirs, and the writing is usually not great, to say the least. Unfortunately, those nerves were justified. I loved the story this book told, but it was so poorly written. I had a difficult time viewing Coley and Sonia from the music video and Coley and Sonia from the book as the same people. The music video felt more mature. The acting and cinematography were great, and while it’s appropriate for a younger audience, no one would see an adult watching it and judge them or say “that’s for kids.” The book, on the other hand, felt like a Disney Channel original movie. Sure, they smoke and curse and talk about sex, but their dialogue is cartoonish and juvenile. The writing took the beautiful story from the music video and made it feel like just another corny high school drama.
I did love learning more about these characters and I am glad to have a full story about them. I know that Hayley Kiyoko has been wanting for years to make a Girls Like Girls movie, and I really hope she does. If the music video is any indication, she is an incredibly talented director, and I would absolutely love to see this story portrayed in a medium where Hayley can do it justice.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved it